Thread: 303 weight comparison

funny how the old girls are getting a new lease on life...Nathan Foster took a #3 and chucked a brand new barrel on her (yes they are making them again ) then had it reamed to the russian round...7.62x???rimmed kept the brass buttplate as a training in technique rifle....hold it right or you get booted....LOL.by all acounts its pretty accurate.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

funny how the old girls are getting a new lease on life...

Don't Ruger occasionally bring out a No 1 in .303?

Originally Posted by bumblefoot

Don't Ruger occasionally bring out a No 1 in .303?

They did a limited run fro a Canadian outfit. The Canadians liked the calibre so asked if Ruger would do a run. Ruger responded Only if they made a full run and the Canadians would take the lot. I love mine. One of ite previous owners shortened the barrel and suppressed it (I know- complete sacrilege...) but it shoots very well and I love using it. As a side note someone commented that it was too heavy so I weighed it, and a BLR 30/06 take down and a CZ 550 Full wood carbine as a comparison and all 3 were within 100grams of 4kg. The Ruger and the BLR will both fit into a back pack....

Originally Posted by timattalon

They did a limited run fro a Canadian outfit. The Canadians liked the calibre so asked if Ruger would do a run. Ruger responded Only if they made a full run and the Canadians would take the lot. I love mine. One of ite previous owners shortened the barrel and suppressed it (I know- complete sacrilege...) but it shoots very well and I love using it. As a side note someone commented that it was too heavy so I weighed it, and a BLR 30/06 take down and a CZ 550 Full wood carbine as a comparison and all 3 were within 100grams of 4kg. The Ruger and the BLR will both fit into a back pack....

lol I wonder if you have my old one, last there digit of serial number 472? if so Robbie T double checked I really wanted to cut it up before he fitted can